Played here yesterday as a warm up round for a tournament that my company is putting on next week for D1 NCAA women's teams. I'll start with this - found this course to be (1) very beautiful and (2) ... Continue »

Played here yesterday as a warm up round for a tournament that my company is putting on next week for D1 NCAA women's teams. I'll start with this - found this course to be (1) very beautiful and (2) super tough in a couple areas.

Rode the tips as I figured it wouldn't be harder than that for the tournament so i'd get an idea of how to play for next week. First three holes are absolutely gorgeous, with ocean views and picturesque views of LA (to include the airplanes coming in to LAX). After that it winds through hills going (what feels like) mostly uphill on just about every hole until the back 9. Some very tight tee shots with no room for error make this place especially challenging.

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Tees - 9/10. Could always find a flat place to play from. Good coverage, not too many divots, some of the best i've seen lately.

Greens - 9/10. Probably rolling at a 12, not many divots, held shots and were able to spin as needed. Other than the fact that they were (1) hard to read as they broke opposite what you'd think sometimes and (2) some were very small so you needed to be accurate with your approach shots, these were great.

Fairways - 7/10. Few dormant spots, but overall no complaints. Good coverage, good spongi-ness to them so you could take a divot as needed.

Bunkers - 8/10. LOT of sand in these things. Could be hard to get out of sometimes. Biggest knock I have here is the way they prep them, the ball hits and rolls down the face all the way back to the lips of the bunkers, leaving you with next to no shot. Happened to me several times and to members of my group.

Rough - 5/10. There wasn't really a rough here. Couple holes had a few inch long grass, but in general it seemed like it was just a different kind of grass than the fairway, cut to the same length - or, you were in the hazard.